During Anandiben’s stint as chief minister, the BJP began facing a tough challenge from its opponents. Ahmedabad, Aug 1 (Agencies): Gujarat’s chief minister Anandiben Patel on Monday offered to resign, requesting the Bharatiya Janata Party to relieve her soon since she will soon turn 75. ”Two months ago I had requested the party to relieve me from the post and today also through this letter, I request the party to relieve me of the post,” Anandiben said. Anandiben, who will turn 75 on November 21, said the BJP needed a fresh face in the state before the elections due next year. I will attain the age of 75 in November,” the state's first woman chief minister, who succeeded Narendra Modi on May 22, 2014, said in a Facebook post.

Source: The Telegraph August 01, 2016 13:07 UTC